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The Way Station
''The Way Station'' is a novella by American writer Stephen King, originally published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' in April 1980 in literature, 1980. In 1982 in literature, 1982, "The Way Station" was collected with several other stories King published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' as ''The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger''. "The Way Station" formed the second chapter of the book, and was slightly revised for the inclusion. Plot summary At a way station in the desert, Roland Deschain meets Jake Chambers for the first time. Under hypnosis, Jake remembers that he has recently been killed in his own world, the New York City of 1977, when someone pushed him into traffic. This event creates the series' first link of All-World, Roland's world to ours, and Jake's account leads Roland to believe that the Randall Flagg, man in black may have caused the death. While searching the way station's cellar for usable supplies, Roland encounters a demon th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |